Word: prospects
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...cannot see far ahead. No predictions as to the length or the fortunes of the present war are reliable. But after months of painful doubt and despite the dark prospect of suffering and sacrifice, we can at least be sure that today the bold thing to do is also the wise and the necessary thing to do. We have been cautious and prudent. We have been patient to the verge of dishonor. At length it is permitted us to go forward, one in thought and deed, and to be in the sight of all men that high-spirited nation that...
...Willcox, Jr., '17 who had considered leaving College after mid-years, will in all probability remain until the end of the college year. His presence will materially strengthen the prospect for a successful track season...
...finding the team in rather ragged condition for the first few games, and probably caused defeat by a 4 to 2 score at the hands of Princeton in the first league game of the season. Four practice games preceded the contest with Princeton and each of the opposing teams, Prospect Union, Andover, Springfield and the Law School were defeated in turn. Few of these early games showed the team-play and accuracy in shooting which should have been in evidence even so early in the season. Coach Burgess had continually to battle with a tendency for individual playing which threatened...
...early season of the University team was very successful. They defeated Prospect Union in the opening game 2 to 3. The striking feature of this game was the clever stopping of many hard shots at the goal. The team did not have a very good attack, nor have they been able to develop one that could be relied upon at any time during the season. Both other preliminary games were won also. Andover was defeated 2 to 0 and Springfield...
...beginning of this year's football season the prospect for a Harvard team comparable to those of the last few years seemed slight. In the face of great difficulties, Coach Haughton has developed a fighting unit which has defeated Cornell and Princeton. However strong the Yale eleven may prove, we may feel certain that the omnipresent influence of Haughton's system will be evident. This year's football team deserves greater credit than some of the more famous teams of former years, for it has proved its worth against great odds. If the eleven picked men live...